Cannondale Caad Mountain Bike

Cannondale made its name by building high performance road bikes out of aluminum and that tradition continues with the caad12 and caad optimo the latter of which is an entry level racing bike.

Cannondale caad mountain bike. No paint choices for folks who just purchace the frame set and not the whole bike. Cannondale mountain bikes cover the spectrum of hardtail and full suspension rides with some extra mtb wizardry thrown in there for good measure. Share your review of the cannondale fat caad here. The bike is a bit heavy at 32lbs but the geometry is just right to keep the bike quick and nimble.

Today cannondale is one of the most widely respected high end bike producers in the entire world. Caad is more of a design and engineering philosophy rather than a specific road bike thing. All 3 of my cannondales are caad marked. The company introduced its first touring bike in 1983 which was followed a year later by its initial mountain bike.

R700 road bike rt3000 road tandem and prophet 600 mtb. Take the cannondale trail range. Have you ridden the cannondale fat caad. When other brands moved away from alloy cannondale persistently refined its caad range and it s paid off.

In 1997 cannondale became the first bike company to offer oversized aluminium frames that were used in the tour de france. This system integration or si is a major part of the cannondale range and shows itself in the famed lefty fork as well as unique cannondale drivetrain components such as the si crankset. This is my fourth cannondale and only one that i bought had a nice color my 98 caad 3 f 2000 in viper team red all the rest have been ugly flat dull colors my 97 super v 2000 flat black my 99 caad 3 flat drk blue and my 2000 f 3000sl in flat black again. Local pick up only near hollywood md.

Really nice cannondale caad4 mountain bike. I am the second owner and have ridden this bike very little. Cannondale advanced aluminum design. Cannondale mountain bikes are well known for their excellent ride qualities.

This stems from cannondale s focus on creating a complete bike that works perfectly with all its parts as one. It s made up of bikes with high end components race ready frames and perfectly sized wheels to ride fast and comfortably.